Pet care (except veterinary) in Kentucky 348 establishments · 1,920 employees · 2024
Firms (KY)
348
Employment
1,920
Avg Annual Pay
$27,349
State Rank
#27 of 52
How Kentucky compares to national
Metric
Kentucky
National
Kentucky vs. U.S.
Establishments
348
27,189
1.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$27,349
$30,672
-$3,323 (-10.8%)
Location quotient
0.98
1.00
2% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
5.5
7.0
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Year-over-year firm growth
+10.5%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.98 means pet care (except veterinary) are 2% under-represented in Kentucky's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 812910. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json